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Two investigations by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit lead to arrests. First, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that on June 15, his office received a report of an adult male sending a 15-year-old girl obscene material electronically over the phone. Shirley said his office’s Special Victims Unit received that report and began investigating the case. “As […]
Read moreAuthorities in Habersham County are warning the public to look out for someone impersonating an officer. The incident occurred last Thursday, June 30 in the Mt. Airy area of Habersham County on Georgia Highway 197 past Habersham Central High School in the vicinity of Georgia Highway 365. According to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, a male subject was driving a […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Now that new Franklin County School Superintendent Wayne Randall is on the job officially, the school board has hired a new Assistant School Superintendent to take over his old job. Randall said the Franklin County Board of Education has approved the hiring of Matt Adams. “We are proud to announce that Matt Adams will […]
Read moreFranklin County wins the District 7 Little League 9-10 softball title. Wednesday, Franklin beat Hart, 15-5 in the championship game at the Doyle Street Park in Toccoa. The win moves Franklin on to the state tournament. Meanwhile, there is still one more District 7 softball title to be decided this week in Toccoa. Habersham plays Madison at 7 p.m. tonight […]
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One person is recovering from a minor injury after a jet ski accident in Stephens County over the July fourth holiday weekend. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Officer Craig Fulghum said it happened on July 4 on Eastanollee Creek in Lake Hartwell. According to Fulghum, two personal watercraft that were jumping wakes collided into each other. “A juvenile […]
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The Stephens County Commission’s new meeting appearance policy takes effect this month. County commissioners approved the policy at a meeting in April. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said that the policy asks people who wish to speak to fill out a form first. “We have a Meeting Appearance Form that will need to be filled out and turned into the […]
Read moreThe third suspect in a home invasion last month on Talmadge Drive is under arrest. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that investigators from his department worked with deputies from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in apprehending 27-year-old Richard Casey Harrelson of Double Springs Road in Demorest. Shirley said Harrelson was located at an […]
Read moreFinal traffic numbers are out for the holiday weekend. The July 4 travel weekend for the Georgia Department of Public Safety lasted from 6 p.m. on Friday to midnight on Monday. According to the state’s Department of Public Safety, nine people were killed on Georgia highways during that 78-hour period. One of those fatalities did occur as a result of […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Two teenagers are behind bars in Banks County charged in connection with a weekend armed robbery. It happened Sunday night at about 7:49 p.m. at a residence on Grove Level Road. Banks County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Sergeant Carissa McFaddin said when deputies arrived they were told by the residents of the home that two […]
Read moreThe American Red Cross is sending out an emergency call for blood and platelets. According to the Red Cross, blood donations have fallen short of what the agency has needed for the past several months and that has resulted in about 39,000 fewer donations than what is needed, as well as a significant draw down of the overall Red Cross […]
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